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History

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signature quilt (4)
silk velvet (4)
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turkey red (2)
twin quilt set (2)
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vintage clothing (59)
vintage fabrics (113)
William Tell (1)
women's rights movement (1)

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Vintage Clothing Repair

antique children's clothing (2)
antique clothing (1)
antique fabric (24)
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Celia Tejada (1)
circle skirt (1)
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flapper dress (1)
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The Importance of Being Earnest (3)
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Thin Ice Theater (28)
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vintage clothing (59)
You Can't Take It With You (2)

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repurposing vintage clothing (1)
Social Justice Sewing Academy (5)
sock top quilt (1)
tapestry (7)
wedding gown (2)

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The Wizard of Oz (1)
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Friendly Sites and Links

Ann Fahl - art quilts
Barbara Brackman's Civil War Quilts - fabric and pattern historian
Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns
Barbara Brackman's Material Culture - fabric and pattern historian
Barbara Burnham - Baltimore Garden Quilts
Bill Volckening - quilt collector
Cathy Grafton - art quilts
Ellen Anne Eddy - art quilts
Generation Q Magazine
Happier Than A Bird Quilts
Jude Hill - Spirit Cloth - art quilts
Just Wanna Quilt - podcast and facebook group
Karen Alexander - quilt historian
Kimberly Wulfert - New Pathways into Quilt History
Missouri Mel - list of quilty blog giveaways
Pat Kroth - art quilts
Quilt and Textile Collections - blog, books, etc on quilt and fabric history
Quilt History - listserve, links, and info
Quilter Blogs - blog listing
Quilting Gallery - blog listing
Rare Jule Vintage Fashions - Etsy shop
Reproduction Fabrics - store
Sew Mama Sew - post about darning and creative textile repair
Sew Many Quilts Too Little Time - lots of fun stuff
Sewtopia
Social Justice Sewing Academy - art for social change
Talas - textile conservation supplies
Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye
Textile Time Travels - antique quilts
Treasures From a French Attic - antique French textiles
Victoriana Quilt Designs
Womenfolk: The Art of Quilting - quilt history articles
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